Etymology of the English word anticavity
the English word
anticavityusing the English prefix
anti-derived from the New Latin prefix
anti-derived from the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-derived from the English word
cavityderived from the French word
cavitéderived from the Latin word
cavitasderived from the Latin word
cavus (hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression; hollow, excavated, hollowed out; sunken; deep, having deep channel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-derived from the French word
cavitederived from the Latin word
cavitasderived from the Latin word
cavus (hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression; hollow, excavated, hollowed out; sunken; deep, having deep channel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-derived from the French word
cavityderived from the Latin word
cavitasderived from the Latin word
cavus (hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression; hollow, excavated, hollowed out; sunken; deep, having deep channel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
